Southern Association for Vascular surgery

Founders' Award Recipients

This award recognizes trainees (students, residents and fellows) presenting papers at the annual meeting. The award is for original, Clinical or Basic Science papers.

2009 Restenosis following Renal Artery Angioplasty and Stenting: Incidence and Risk Factors
Matthew Corriere, MD,  WakeForest University, Winston-Salem, NC
2008 Cost per Day of Patency: Understanding the Impact of Patency and Reintervention in a Sustainable Model of Healthcare
Dorian J. deFreitas, MD, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
2007 Subintimal Angioplasty for the Treatment of Claudication and Critical Limb Ischemia: 3-Year Results
Eric C. Scott, MD, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA
2006 Toradol Effects on Post-Operative Intimal Hyperplasia In A Rat Carotid Endarterectomy Model
Venkat R. Kalapatapu, MD, Little Rock, AR
2005 The Effects of Pravastatin and Clopidogrel on Intimal Hyerplasia in a Rat Model of Carotid Endarterectony
Shelly L. Bledsoe, M.D., Little Rock, AR
2004 The Effect of Fluvastatin on Endothelial Cell Adhesion Molecule Expression: the Role of Nitric Oxide
Eleftherios S. Xenos, M.D., University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
2003 Can the Finite Element Model (FEM) of Stress Computation Predict the Distribution of Endotension Following Endovascular Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (EAAA) Exclusion?
John P. Pacanowski, M.D., University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, TN
2002 Endotension in an Experimental Aneurysm Model
C. Shawn Skillern, M.D., University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, TN
2001 Adenosine A2A Agonist Reduces Paralysis and Apoptosis after Spinal Cord Ischemia
David C. Cassada, M.D., University of Virginia Health Systems, Charlottesville, VA
2000 Saratin: (A Specific Inhibitor of Platelet to Collagen Adhesion) Decreases Platelet Aggregation and Neointimal Hyperplasia in a Rat Carotid Endarterectomy Model
Carlos P. Cruz, M.D., VA Medical Center, Little Rock, AR
1999 A Rational Algorithm for Duplex Surveillance Following Carotid Endarterectomy
Steven M. Roth, M.D., University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, FL
1998 Warfarin Improves Outcome of Infrainguinal Vein Bypass Grafts at High Risk for Failure
Timur P. Sarac, M.D., University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL